Psychological and behavioral problems in children and adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic: a Scoping review

ZHI Jin-Cao; PEI Fei; ZHANG Shi-Wen; HUANG Mei-Ling; ZHAO Ming-Yue; WANG Yan

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (7) : 728-735. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2204187

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Psychological and behavioral problems in children and adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic: a Scoping review

ZHI Jin-Cao, PEI Fei, ZHANG Shi-Wen, HUANG Mei-Ling, ZHAO Ming-Yue, WANG Yan

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Objective To investigate the psychological and behavioral problems and related influencing factors in children and adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. Methods China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched using the method of subject search for articles published up to March 31, 2022, and related data were extracted for Scoping review. Results A total of 3 951 articles were retrieved, and 35 articles from 12 countries were finally included. Most of the articles were from the journals related to pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, and epidemiology, and cross-sectional survey was the most commonly used research method. Psychological and behavioral problems in children and adolescents mainly included depression/anxiety/stress, sleep disorder, internet behavior problems, traumatic stress disorder, and self-injury/suicide. Influencing factors were analyzed from the three aspects of socio-demographic characteristics, changes in living habits, and ways of coping with COVID-19. Conclusions During the COVID-19 epidemic, the psychological and behavioral problems of children and adolescents in China and overseas are severe. In the future, further investigation and research can be carried out based on relevant influencing factors to improve the psychological and behavioral problems.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 / Psychological problem / Behavioral problem / Influencing factor / Scoping review / Adolescent / Child

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ZHI Jin-Cao, PEI Fei, ZHANG Shi-Wen, HUANG Mei-Ling, ZHAO Ming-Yue, WANG Yan. Psychological and behavioral problems in children and adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic: a Scoping review[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2022, 24(7): 728-735 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2204187

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